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== Performance == | == Performance == | ||
* MAXIMUM SPEED AT SEA LEVEL: 244 knots (452 kilometers/hour). This number may be for a very light airplane with sponsons removed. In a more standard configuration, with a 230 gal. external fuel tank, the OV-10A would do about 180 knots indicated on a very hot day, and 220 knots on a very cold day. | * MAXIMUM SPEED AT SEA LEVEL: 244 knots (452 kilometers/hour). This published number may be for a very light airplane with sponsons removed. In a more standard configuration, with a 230 gal. external fuel tank, the OV-10A would do about 180 knots indicated on a very hot day, and 220 knots on a very cold day. | ||
* SERVICE CEILING: 28,800 feet (8,778 meters), but regulations limited the ceiling to 25,000 feet due to lack of cockpit pressurization. | * SERVICE CEILING: 28,800 feet (8,778 meters), but regulations limited the ceiling to 25,000 feet due to lack of cockpit pressurization. | ||
* CREW: One pilot and optionally one observer (removable rear seat for greater fuselage cargo capacity). | * CREW: One pilot and optionally one observer (removable rear seat for greater fuselage cargo capacity). | ||